Digital Literacy Skills and Academic-Library Engagement among Generation Z Students in Malaysian Higher Education

Nur Balqis Binti Ridzuan and Noor Zaidi Sahid
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Nur Balqis Binti Ridzuan: Faculty of Information Management, University Technology MARA
Noor Zaidi Sahid: Faculty of Information Management, University Technology MARA

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2025, vol. 9, issue 10, 7643-7656

Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between digital-literacy competencies and academic-library engagement among Generation Z students in a Malaysian private university. Grounded in the Big6 Model, DigComp 2.2 Framework, and Bloom's Revised Taxonomy, the research adopts a quantitative descriptive-correlational design to examine how information literacy, critical thinking, digital communication, and problem-solving skills influence students' use of digital-library resources. Data were collected through a validated questionnaire (N = 421) and analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation, and multiple regression in IBM SPSS Statistics 29. Findings indicate that while students exhibit moderate overall digital literacy (M = 3.47, SD = 0.61), their engagement with institutional e-resources remains limited (M = 2.96). All four literacy dimensions correlated positively with library engagement (p

Date: 2025
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